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title: "Growth over time"
url: "https://alstonmoorfederation.org.uk/blog/2024-03-24-18-47-51-growth-over-time"
school: "Alston Moor Federation"
---

# Growth over time

  ![Image of Growth over time](https://files.schudio.com/alston-moor-federation-2/images/blog/beans.PNG)  24 March 2024   [Bev Brown](https://alstonmoorfederation.org.uk/blog/author/bbrown)   [Science learning](https://alstonmoorfederation.org.uk/blog/category/science-learning)

In Science Cross Fell have been thinking about whether plants need soil to grow- well here is the answer so far! The beans have started to grow, we continue to observe their growth over time to see how they change and compare with the ones we planted in soil. Which will give us the healthiest plant?

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